Severe Thunderstorm Watch for South-Central Texas till 7 PM

A severe thunderstorm watch is now in effect for portions of the Edwards Plateau, Hill Country, and South-Central Texas until 7 PM this evening. This watch includes Eagle Pass, Uvalde, Pleasanton, San Antonio, Boerne, Kerrville, Kingsland, Austin, San Marcos, and Cuero. The strongest storms this afternoon may be capable of producing quarter to ping-pong ball size hail and localized wind gusts of 60 to 70 MPH. An isolated tornado is not out of the question.

Most storms in this area will be north of an outflow boundary, thus keeping the tornado threat quite low. However, the strongest storms will be capable of producing hail and localized gusty winds, in addition to heavy rainfall. Movement of the storms will be off to the northeast. We may see a cluster or line of storms begin to organize later this afternoon. Those storms would then begin moving more east/northeast.

SUMMARY…Mainly elevated thunderstorms are expected to continue developing through the afternoon, with large hail the main threat. Isolated damaging gusts, and perhaps a tornado, will be possible with storms closer to the outflow boundary that will sag southward near the southern edge of the watch area.

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A weather weenie since early childhood, David began storm chasing in his junior year of high school in 2008. He’s been hooked ever since! His vision helped Texas Storm Chasers become the social media powerhouse and information hub TSC followers have come to expect during high-impact events. While he moved to Oklahoma in 2013 with his better half [Paige] he remains passionate about Texas weather and continues storm chasing to this day across the United States.